XFP-050 Hafted Basalt Knife, Sanak Island, AK

Hafted Basalt Knife, Sanak Island, Alaska. XFP-050-52 XFP-052 is a late prehistoric and early Historic site in Dodds Bay on Sanak Island, Alaska. It dates 1400-1600 CE. But this artifact is likely from an ephemeral lower component dating 200-400 CE. These artifacts were scanned with either a Faro Edge Arm or a Minolta Vivid 9i. Processed in Geomagic or Polyworks. 4-8 photos were used for texture in ZBrush. The Sanak Island artifacts are presented as a result of the research conducted under grants NSF 0326584, NSF 0508101, NSF 1139266, NSF 1321411. H. Maschner, Principal Investigator. Original digitizing work done at the IVL at Id. St. Univ. Subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage. Fieldwork and analysis done with the permission and collaboration of the Pauloff Harbor Tribe and the Sanak Corporation